Recognised as Colour

#BB6E4E

#BB6E4E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BB6E4E is a orange with RGB values 187, 110, 78 and HSL 18°, 44%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#BB6E4E

RGBrgb(187, 110, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.4314, 0.3059

RGB percentages73.3%, 43.1%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(17.6, 44.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.6, 58.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 41.2%, 58.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,283,470

CSS custom property--colour: #BB6E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1

Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#4491B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82784Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95884Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CB6066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 19.5 Peru · ΔE 19.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 19.7 Light salmon · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4E9BBB

Analogous#BB4E65, #BBA54E

Triadic#4EBB6E, #6E4EBB

Split complementary#4EBBA5, #4E64BB

Tetradic#64BB4E, #4E9BBB, #A44EBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4E7E1

Lighter +30%#E5C9BD

Lighter +20%#D7AA98

Lighter +10%#C98C73

Darker −10%#9B573B

Darker −20%#76432D

Darker −30%#512E1F

Darker −40%#2C1911

More saturated +25%#DA612F

Less saturated −25%#9C7B6D

Channel breakdown

R187

G110

B78

Red187 (73.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue17.61°

Saturation (HSL)44.49%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 6E · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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